REVIEW: “WEB” at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
by Jess Hoffman Sand Lake Center for the Arts is continuing its eclectic season with a play by Capital District native Brendan Mack about a…
REVIEW: A One-Act Jamboree at the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York
by Jess Hoffman To close out their season, Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York is producing a collection of one-acts, playfully titled One Act…
REVIEW: “Three Mothers” at Capital Repertory Theatre
by Jess Hoffman If you are looking for a world premier of an award-winning modern playwright without having to travel to New York City, you…
REVIEW: “Spring Awakening” at Playhouse Stage
by Jess Hoffman Playhouse Stage Company has taken on a challenging yet rewarding project with their current production of Spring Awakening. For those unfamiliar with…
REVIEW: “August: Osage County” at the Schenectady Civic Players
by Jess Hoffman Until I saw Schenectady Civic Players’ current production, August: Osage County was my favorite play that I had never seen. That is…
REVIEW: “Fun Home” at Schenectady Light Opera Company (SLOC Musical Theater)
by Jess Hoffman Fun Home is a musical adaptation of the autobiography of Alison Bechdel. For those unfamiliar, Alison Bechdel is a well known lesbian…
REVIEW: “The Great Divide” at Bridge Street Theatre
by Macey Levin  Bridge Street Theatre’s SoloFest presented its third of four one-woman plays March 15 through 17. “The Great Divide,” written and performed by…
REVIEW: “Afterlife: a ghost story” Creative License Theater Collective
by Jess Hoffman Creative License’s current production at Cohoes Music Hall calls itself a ghost story. In a sense it is; but Afterlife is about…